Chapter Summaries

After Sang Ying completed her tribulation, she struggled to control the Divine Power raging through her body. After spending more than a month mastering it, she unleashed a golden phantom whose sword strike cleared the Demonic Qi from the Gods and Devils Ravine, and the delayed sweet rain finally fell.

• Sang Ying emerged from the ruined mountain peak in agony and told Haohe she could not control the power within her.
• Haohe enclosed Sang Ying and the ice beads in barriers, then instructed her to use Spiritual Qi to subdue the Divine Power.
• Sang Ying spent half a month wrestling the Divine Power into submission while Haohe, Wentian, Qingluan, and others offered guidance.
• After another half a month, Sang Ying absorbed the Divine Power, and a giant golden phantom appeared behind her.
• The golden phantom swung its sword, swept away the Ravine's Demonic Qi, and freed the Fallen Gods and divine beasts from their shackles.
• The phantom dissolved into golden rain, which the Heart Devil Mirror recognized as the tribulation's long-delayed sweet rain.

Sang Ying saw life return to the Gods and Devils Ravine after the lightning tribulation and agreed to remain there to learn from the Ancient God Race. Meanwhile, the Devil Race invaded the Twin Orchid Realm, and Sang Zheng weighed the Demon Race’s offer to join forces.

• Sang Ying woke from meditation, saw new life flourishing in the Gods and Devils Ravine, and asked Haohe whether he would leave.
• Haohe said he and the others would stay, then urged Sang Ying to remain and learn from them until she could use her divine power freely.
• Sang Ying agreed to delay her departure and continue training with Haohe, Qing Mingfeng, Wentian, and Qingluan.
• Sang Zheng and the Flowing Light Sword Sect responded to the Devil Race’s arrival by warning allied sects, while cultivators organized defenses and the Demon Race offered cooperation.
• Sang Zheng told Wen Miaoshu he distrusted the Demon Race’s offer, but Wen Miaoshu advised joining forces while watching for signs of betrayal.

He Ying reported the Devils’ renewed invasion to Demon Emperor Helian Mo, who ordered scouts to watch the human defensive line while regretting his lost closeness with Sang Ying. In the Black Tortoise Realm, Fu Shuangjiang investigated black smoke and corrupted Demon Beasts emerging from the Hidden Moon Forest and suspected deliberate sabotage.

• He Ying returned to the Demon Palace and told Helian Mo that Sect Master Sang was still considering an alliance and that Devils were devastating human territory.
• Helian Mo ordered He Ying to secretly monitor the defensive line and report any Devil movements, so He Ying departed with eagle, fox, and rabbit Demons.
• Alone, Helian Mo remembered his time with Sang Ying and regretted destroying their closeness.
• Fu Shuangjiang arrived near the Hidden Moon Forest with Sword Frost Cliff disciples and learned that black smoke and corrupted Demon Beasts had appeared there.
• A Sword Frost Cliff disciple reported Demonic Qi in the wounds of captured Demon Beasts, and Fu Shuangjiang suspected someone was deliberately causing trouble.

Jiang Zhuoxue subdued the Devil Master’s Devil Core in the Fire of Tempering and gained command of Netherfire, while a man resembling the supposedly dead Gu Huaiwei escaped after taking Sang Ying. Jiang Zhuoxue sent a tracking flame after him and left with Boruo to find the Devil Race members who had fled to the Lower Realm.

• Jiang Zhuoxue recognized the black-robed man as Gu Huaiwei, though he and Sang Ying had buried and burned Gu Huaiwei’s body.
• Gu Huaiwei revealed Jiang Zhuoxue’s transformation into a full member of the Devil Race, extinguished the Netherfire blocking the door, and escaped after taking Sang Ying.
• Jiang Zhuoxue sent a tracking flame after Gu Huaiwei, then told Boruo that he had found and subdued the Devil Master’s Devil Core in the Fire of Tempering.
• Jiang Zhuoxue explained that the Devil Core had given him control over Netherfire and that the tracking flame was following Gu Huaiwei’s scent.
• Jiang Zhuoxue burned away the remaining Demonic Qi in the Devil Domain and set out with Boruo for the Lower Realm to find the Devil Race members who had fled.

After the Gods and Devils Battlefield collapsed and its Demonic Qi vanished, Bai Nianchou decided to travel to the Lower Realm to find Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue and face the Devil Race’s threat there. He left with Old Patriarch Bai’s blessing, while the Dragon Race hoped he would return as a worthy patriarch.

• Bai Nianchou worried after more than forty days without hearing from Sang Ying or Jiang Zhuoxue, and prepared to act when a rumble came from the Gods and Devils Battlefield.
• A patrol reported that the battlefield and the seal beneath it had collapsed, with Heaven Swallower and all traces of Demonic Qi gone.
• Bai Nianchou flew to the battlefield and found the seal’s site reduced to a deep pit, leading him to suspect Jiang Zhuoxue had succeeded but been harmed by the Fire of Tempering.
• Bai Nianchou told Old Patriarch Bai he wanted to go to the Lower Realm, and explained that the Dragon Race should not leave the Devil Race for Lower Realm cultivators and mortals to face.
• Old Patriarch Bai agreed, and Bai Nianchou departed through a Teleportation Array as the Dragon Race quietly watched him leave.

Liu Duanyue oversaw Moonless City’s recovery while Yu Heng worked to earn the residents’ trust. Qi Yaoji and a devil attacked Yu Heng and spread Demonic Qi, but Yu Heng briefly resisted long enough to warn Dongdong, who ran to alert City Lord Liu.

• Liu Duanyue managed Moonless City’s development and administration while Liu Chengzhi avoided his successor duties.
• Yu Heng and the other former Sun-Chasing Hall members rebuilt the city, gradually earning the residents’ acceptance through their hard work.
• A devil and Qi Yaoji trapped Yu Heng in his home and used black Qi to turn him into a puppet.
• Yu Heng fought through the control long enough to shove Dongdong outside and warn him that a devil had entered Moonless City.
• Qi Yaoji sent Yu Heng after Dongdong, then knocked Yu Heng into a wall and vanished, while Dongdong raced to the city lord’s manor to raise the alarm.

Qi Yaoji watched Fan Nanjun spread Demonic Qi across the Hidden Nether Realm, preparing it for the High Antiquity Devil Race. After the devils claimed Moonless City, Liu Chengzhi and Liu Chengren hid underground while Gu Huaiwei appeared to be driven away by the Heavenly Dao.

• Qi Yaoji left the Hidden Nether Realm after Fan Nanjun contaminated Moonless City and spread Demonic Qi through much of the realm.
• Fan Nanjun’s preparations made the Hidden Nether Realm suitable for the High Antiquity Devil Race, whose forces emerged from the Teleportation Array.
• Lun Tai ignored the hidden cultivators, led his devils to Moonless City, and declared it the beginning of a new Devil Domain.
• Liu Chengzhi and Liu Chengren investigated the streets, then returned to their underground refuge to protect their injured father, City Lord Liu.
• Gu Huaiwei examined his fading hand after the Teleportation Array collapsed and complained that the Heavenly Dao was driving him away, before remembering his former disciple.

After defeating Hongyao and completing her training in the Gods and Devils Ravine, Sang Ying decided to leave and return to the outside world. The divine beasts and Fallen Gods gave her supplies as she departed, while the ravine’s inhabitants realized it could be crossed.

• Sang Ying defeated Hongyao, then stopped her sword and freed the red divine beast, who invited Sang Ying to visit again.
• Qingluan told Sang Ying that she had mastered what the ravine could teach her and asked when she would leave.
• Sang Ying worried about Jiang Zhuoxue in the Devil Domain and the possibility of devils reaching the Cloud Mulberry Realm, then said she would return soon.
• Less than two days later, Haohe, the other Fallen Gods, and the divine beasts gave Sang Ying weapons, armor, healing pills, and other treasures as she prepared to leave.
• Sang Ying flew across the ravine on wings of Divine Power, and the Fallen Gods and divine beasts realized the ravine could be crossed easily.

Sang Ying found an ancient Beastman badge while crossing the battlefield above Gods and Devils Ravine. As the Cloud Mulberry Realm and Immortal Spirit Realm fell into desperate battles against the Devils, Bai Nianchou joined the fight in the Cloud Mulberry Realm and Gu Huaiwei prepared to merge five small worlds.

• Sang Ying found and pocketed a worn Beastman badge after the Heart Devil Mirror's spirit identified it.
• The Devils overwhelmed the Cloud Mulberry Realm's defenses, transformed captured mortals with Demonic Qi, and forced Lan Fusheng and the cultivators to retreat.
• Bai Nianchou arrived and cleaved a high-level Devil in half, then gave armor and weapons to Lan Fusheng, Bai Kejin, and the others.
• Lan Fusheng agreed to cooperate with Bai Nianchou and attack the Devils' leaders.
• The Devils rapidly spread through the Immortal Spirit Realm, bringing the Devil Race and Human Race to an even match.
• Gu Huaiwei arrived in the Immortal Spirit Realm and announced that he would merge the five small worlds.

Gu Huaiwei carried out his plan to merge the five small worlds, using a ritual fueled by precious treasures and the heart of a High Antiquity Devil. Gray Qi erupted from the Pill Furnace and broke through the small worlds’ barriers, leaving the people of the Immortal Spirit Realm and Black Tortoise Realm facing a new calamity.

• Gu Huaiwei assured Qi Yaoji that merging the five small worlds would give them a chance to ascend, and she agreed to prepare the altar.
• Qi Yaoji assembled the altar and its treasures, while Feng Meng recognized the heart of a Devil Race royal as belonging to one of his kind but allowed the ritual to continue.
• Gu Huaiwei performed the sacrifice, and gray Qi burst from the Pill Furnace, shaking the Immortal Spirit Realm and sweeping across it.
• The gray Qi broke through the barrier into the Twin Orchid Realm before Sang Zheng and his allies could confront the devils gathered at their defensive line.
• In the Black Tortoise Realm, the gray Qi overturned the Hidden Moon Forest as Fu Shuangjiang feared the calamity threatened the entire Lower Realm.

The small worlds fused, prompting humans, cultivators, and demons to unite against Wugui and his devils. As the allied forces prepared for battle and the Hidden Nether Realm erupted into chaos, Jiang Zhuoxue and Princess Boruo finally returned to the Lower Realm.

• Gray Qi broke through the barriers of five small worlds, joining their lands and causing four hours of earthquakes and destruction.
• Sang Zheng and other leaders formed alliances, while Wugui gathered the devils and claimed command after Futu died and Boruo went missing.
• Lan Fusheng told Sang Zheng that Sang Ying had left with Jiang Zhuoxue, and Helian Mo overheard them.
• Liu Duanyue's family rallied the people of Moonless City to break through the demonized humans' blockade as the Hidden Nether Realm descended into chaos.
• Wugui sent devils to attack the allied cultivators, who countered with killing arrays, medicine, sword formations, and lightning-assisted attacks.
• Jiang Zhuoxue and Princess Boruo appeared in the Hidden Nether Realm after returning to the Lower Realm.

The Lower Realm’s forces struggled as the Devil Race grew stronger and seized human territory, until Sang Ying’s demon plant and a snow-white dragon turned the tide at the camp. The battle continued with the plant defending the settlement and the dragon attacking the devils from above.

• The Human Race, Demon Race, and Demon Beasts initially held the devil army back, but the devils later grew stronger and captured vast stretches of territory.
• Jin Liner cut off polluted rivers from the Endless Sea, while Jin Le'er joked that the culprit could become nourishment for it.
• A high-ranking devil broke Fu Shuangjiang’s sword formation, knocked him unconscious, and attacked the cultivators’ camp.
• A dark green vine killed the high-ranking devil, fortified the camp with thorn-covered branches, and was recognized by Sang Zheng as his daughter’s friend.
• A snow-white dragon rained ice spikes on the devils, allowing the Lightning Spirit Root cultivators to attack them.

The Devil Race's leaders turned on one another, allowing Gu Huaiwei to absorb their power and become completely devilized. He summoned countless devils to attack the Lower Realm, while Qi Yaoji realized he looked identical to Sang Ying's master and vowed to make him honor his promise.

• Wugui ordered Feng Meng and Lun Tai to strengthen the high-ranking devils by devouring their own kind.
• Feng Meng and Lun Tai killed Wugui, then fought over the Devil Master's seat, and Feng Meng killed Lun Tai and absorbed both hearts.
• Gu Huaiwei killed Feng Meng from behind, absorbed his heart, and became completely devilized.
• Gu Huaiwei summoned countless devils and ordered them to turn the Lower Realm into a purgatory.
• Gate Master Qi questioned whether Gu Huaiwei would help them become immortals, while Qi Yaoji recognized his resemblance to Sang Ying's master and vowed to make him keep his promise.

Gu Huaiwei became the new Devil Master and drove the cultivators into retreat until the Devil Race army suddenly froze during his battle with Jiang Zhuoxue. Boruo took a fatal blow meant for Jiang Zhuoxue, who fled with his mother in his arms.

• Gu Huaiwei took control of the Devil Race and sent its army surging against the cultivators' camp, prompting Sang Zheng and the others to prepare a retreat.
• The Devil Race stopped moving outside the camp, allowing the cultivators to kill many of them while Sang Zheng remained wary of a trap.
• Jiang Zhuoxue fought Gu Huaiwei as Boruo used her royal bloodline to control high-ranking members of the Devil Race and block Qi Yaoji and the others.
• Gu Huaiwei's Demonic Qi surged, and a tentacle aimed at Jiang Zhuoxue's head until Boruo took the fatal blow for him.
• Jiang Zhuoxue gathered the Devil Race members he could control to hold Gu Huaiwei back, then fled while carrying Boruo, knowing she would not survive.

Jiang Zhuoxue escaped the Mara Gate with Boruo, but Boruo died after Gu Huaiwei stole her heart. Sang Ying returned in time to comfort Jiang Zhuoxue and then joined the cultivators preparing to confront Gu Huaiwei.

• Gu Huaiwei devoured Boruo's heart, gained immense demonic power, and restored the Devil Race to guarding the Mara Gate.
• Jiang Zhuoxue tried to save Boruo, but she refused his blood and used her final strength to speak with him before crumbling into ashes.
• A black dragon imprisoned in the Upper Realm shed a tear as Boruo died, while Jiang Zhuoxue grieved the loss of his mother.
• Sang Ying returned and comforted Jiang Zhuoxue, promising to make Gu Huaiwei pay and accepting him regardless of his changed nature.
• After Jiang Zhuoxue told her about Gu Huaiwei and the Lower Realm's crisis, Sang Ying joined the cultivators heading to confront the Devil Master.

Sang Ying attacked Gu Huaiwei at the Mara Gate and discovered how far his monstrous body could go, but their fight ended with him fleeing into the sky. After the sword rain killed those left at the gate, Qi Yaoji survived and escaped, swearing revenge on Sang Ying.

• Sang Ying surprised Gu Huaiwei in the Mara Gate's main hall and wounded him, but his body healed without bleeding.
• Sang Ying fought Gu Huaiwei with the Dragon Abyss Sword while her sword rain overwhelmed the Devil Race members and cultivators at the gate.
• Gu Huaiwei fled, and Sang Ying told Jiang Zhuoxue to find her parents before she pursued him.
• Jiang Zhuoxue stayed until the sword rain had killed everyone, then left the Mara Gate.
• Qi Yaoji crawled out from beneath the corpses, confirmed her father's death, and vowed to make Gu Huaiwei and Sang Ying pay.
• Qi Yaoji left the Mara Gate, fearing it would soon fall and that its enemies would come for her.

Sang Ying pursued Gu Huaiwei into the sky and fought him, but he absorbed all the Demonic Qi in the Lower Realm and transformed into a monster. As Sang Ying faced him again, the people below saw deadly sandstorms approaching the devastated land.

• Sang Ying chased Gu Huaiwei into the clouds and attacked him, refusing to believe he was still the master she remembered.
• Sang Ying cut off Gu Huaiwei's arm and continued pressing her attack, while he seemed pleased by her growing strength.
• Gu Huaiwei stopped fighting as darkness swallowed the sun, then absorbed the Demonic Qi and Devil Race members throughout the Lower Realm.
• Sang Ying's attacks could not pierce the barrier around Gu Huaiwei, who transformed into a black-scaled monster with bladed tentacles.
• Gu Huaiwei challenged Sang Ying to kill him, and she raised her sword to fight again.
• Below, the cultivators watched sandstorms sweep across the lifeless land and approach them.

Sang Ying fought Gu Huaiwei as his transformation gave him power rivaling hers, while a spreading yellow sandstorm devastated the land and threatened the Lower Realm cultivators. Gu Huaiwei trapped Sang Ying inside the Heart Devil Mirror and left the cultivators to face the sandstorm, convinced she would eventually understand his choices.

• Gu Huaiwei blocked Sang Ying's sword techniques with his black scales and warned her to look at the devastation spreading beneath them.
• Sang Ying saw the yellow sand nearing the cultivators' camp and tried to save them, but Gu Huaiwei repeatedly stopped her.
• Sang Ying severed Gu Huaiwei's arm with the Dragon Abyss Sword, and he told her he would reveal who he really was.
• Gu Huaiwei's tentacles stole the Heart Devil Mirror, and he shoved Sang Ying inside it while the mirror filled with black mist.
• Gu Huaiwei watched the cultivators struggle to hold back the sandstorm and said they were not worth saving.

Sang Ying witnessed an alternate memory in which Gu Huaiwei raised a different Sang Ying as his sheltered disciple, who later sacrificed herself to save the Lower Realm from the Devil Race. After her soul vanished, Gu Huaiwei used a grand formation to enter a new world, the Twin Orchid Realm.

• Sang Ying entered the Heart Devil Mirror and found herself observing a memory of another life in the Flowing Light Sword Sect.
• Immortal Venerable Yanchen took the young Sang Ying as his sole disciple, indulged her, and isolated her from hardship and the outside world.
• The Devil Race invaded the Lower Realm, and Sang Ying used her body to seal the passage between realms, destroying the devils' access to Demonic Qi.
• Gu Huaiwei sought heart's blood from one hundred thousand cultivators to restore Sang Ying's soul, but ten cultivators refused because his past actions had caused their loved ones' deaths.
• After Sang Ying's remnant soul vanished, Gu Huaiwei killed the ten cultivators and activated a grand formation that carried him into the Twin Orchid Realm.

Jiang Zhuoxue revealed that the Devil God had created the sandstorm and explained that he resembled Gu Huaiwei. With Sang Ying away to fight the Devil God, Jiang Zhuoxue led a team from the camp toward the storm’s source to investigate.

• The sandstorm grew stronger, killed living beings, and drained Spiritual Qi, leaving the cultivators unable to hold it back for long.
• The Ten Thousand Daos Born sect master urged the assembled experts to discover the sandstorm’s cause.
• Jiang Zhuoxue appeared and told the group that the Devil God had created the sandstorm, then reassured Sang Zheng that Sang Ying was alive and fighting him.
• Jiang Zhuoxue explained that the Devil God looked like Gu Huaiwei and that his own Demonic Qi allowed him to resist the storm.
• Jiang Zhuoxue proposed investigating the sandstorm’s source, and a team followed him out of the camp as the storm grew stronger.